Give me some of that old time MSG!

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[freezer.livejournal.com]

Why is it that Accent seems to be the only "flavor enhancer" out there? Surely they can't be the only company allowed to make it, right? (I grabbed a couple of jars of generic "flavor enhancer" from Big Lots a few years back and hanven't seen hide nor hair of it since).

[freezer.livejournal.com]

And checking the above Amazon link, it would seem that Accent is pretty much the only MSG product that isn't mainly for the food service industry. Which is only slightly less odd. Wonder why that is?

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Because apart from mass production, MSG has fallen out of favor with consumers. (sodium levels, headaches, whathaveyou)

[sylphslider.livejournal.com]

Which is really funny since MSG is standard in all our chip-type snack products (like Doritos).

[write-light.livejournal.com]

if people know, they want to avoid it, but it's in many things because it affects the flavor powerfully; either MSG or disodium inosinate/disodium guanylate, etc. etc.

[sylphslider.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just love it when someone's eating a bag of Cheetohs and talking about how they're so glad restaurants stopped seasoning food with MSG. Because, you know, that stuff will mess with your brain. :P

[write-light.livejournal.com]

and so it has :D